ABSTRACT
To clarify the nature of serous retinal detachment
in Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) syndrome,
42 consecutive eyes of 21 patients with acute phase
VKH syndrome were examined using optical coherence
tomography (OCT). OCT revealed two patterns
of serous retinal detachment. Twenty-nine eyes (69%)
had a true retinal detachment, 17 eyes (40%) had
intraretinal fluid accumulation in the outer retina, and
4 eyes had both. Intraretinal fluid accumulation
appeared as an oval space in the outer retina. On fluorescein
angiography, the eyes with intraretinal fluid
accumulation showed more severe dye leakage from
the retinal pigment epithelium. [Ophthalmic Surg
Lasers Imaging 2004;35:239-242.]
AUTHORS
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Accepted for publication March 8, 2004.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 5, 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Supported by grants from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.
Address reprint requests to Shoji Kishi, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3 Showamachi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan.
